scholarly journals Developing Knowledge, competences and a research stance in initial teacher education in the Post-Bologna context

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 90-104
Author(s):  
Maria A. Flores
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Restructuring Process ◽  
Master Level ◽  
The University ◽  
The Bologna Process

This paper draws on previous empirical work and reflections on initial teacher education after the implementation of the Bologna process in Portugal. It focuses on issues of knowledge and competences developed under the new legal framework, particularly as far as the research component is concerned. As initial teacher education occurs at a Master level, the research dimension was assumed as a key feature of the new model being practicum one of its key distinctive and most innovative elements. The need to enhance the quality of initial teacher education and to reinforce the link between theory and practice and between research and teaching was at the forefront of the restructuring process at the University of Minho, particularly regarding practicum. The paper concludes with a summary of the positive aspects and issues that deserve further attention.

scholarly journals Developing Communities of Praxis: Bridging the theory practice divide in teacher education

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael James Anderson ◽  
Kelly Freebody
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Beginning Teachers ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teach For America ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
The University ◽  
New Education

Teacher education in universities is under pressure. In many new education policies there is a renewed focus on teacher quality, and therefore quality initial teacher education. In some countries this renewed focus has led to a resurgence of “alternative approaches” to teacher education such as Teach for America / Australia. One of the most persistent complaints about pre-service teacher education is that educational theory presented in these programs does not relate sufficiently to the real work of teachers. In an attempt to overcome these real or perceived divides, tertiary drama educators at the University of Sydney constructed a professional experience program based on both the community of practice model (Lave and Wenger, 1991) and Frierean notions of praxis (1972). The community of praxis approach emphasises the importance of integrating theory and practice to support the development of beginning teachers. This article outlines the development, implementation, and evaluation of this approach, including the reasoning behind its foundation and the theoretical and practical significance of such an approach for teacher-educators.

scholarly journals Reflexões sobre prácticas de sala-de-aula e competências na formaçãos de profesores da universidade de Colônia, Alemanha

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helza Ricarte Lanz
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Innovative Approach ◽  
Traditional Concept ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University ◽  
The Bologna Process

Resumo:O objetivo desse artigo é refletir sobre as práticas introduzidas pelo Processo de Bolonha e seu foco em competências, performatividade e boas-práticas. Primeiramente, será analisada a definição de educação dentro da tradição pedagógica alemã. O segundo tópico apresenta o semestre prático na formação de professores do ensino fundamental e médio da Universidade de Colônia, Alemanha. O terceiro tópico discute as práticas de sala-de-aula e questiona os problemas educacionais inerentes ao atual sistema europeu. Concluímos que a educação ora em curso pode significar graves riscos à sua qualidade.Palavras-chave: Educação, formação de professores, semestre prático, competência, performatividadeAbstract:The aim of the article is to reflect practice standards introduced by the Bologna Process, focussing on the development of competence, performance and good-practice. Initially, the definition of education in the German pedagogical tradition will be analysed. Next, the University of Cologne's (Germany) concept of teacher education, including the practical semester as an innovative approach, is reviewed. Finally, a comparison between this new approach and the traditional concept of education will be performed, where we conclude that adapting education to economical and political needs can lead to serious risks of its quality.Key words: Education, teacher education, practical semester, competence, performance

scholarly journals Theory, Practice and Competences in the Study of Pedagogy – Views of Ljubljana and Belgrade University Teachers

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-55
Author(s):  
Klara Skubic Ermenc ◽  
Nataša Živković Vujisić ◽  
Vera Spasenović
Keyword(s):  
Bologna Process ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Main Research ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Previous Decade ◽  
Pedagogical Theory ◽  
The University ◽  
The Bologna Process ◽  
The Relationship

Over the previous decade, higher education in Slovenia and Serbia has undergone considerable reforms, influenced by the Bologna process and its agenda of competence and learning outcomes. In the context of these reforms, the aim of this research is to consider the question of the relationship between the theoretical and the practical education of pedagoguesat the university level. Eleven university professors from departments of pedagogy and andragogy at the universities of Ljubljana and Belgrade were interviewed. The semi-structured interviews focused on two main research questions: 1) how they understand the relationship between pedagogical theory and practice, and the identity of pedagogy as a science in that context, and 2) their opinion about the competence-based  approach in the context of the study of pedagogy. The findings show that the majority of the interviewed university teachers hold an opinion that pedagogy is primarily a theoretical (reflective) science and, accordingly, that the mastery of theory is crucial for the development of pedagogues’ competences. Furthermore, most of them are rather reserved and critical of the competence approach as well as of the practical skills development. Although there are some differences in opinions between the professors from Ljubljana and Belgrade, this study shows that similar discourses prevail. The gap between pedagogical theory and practice is one of the major issues that have been current in pedagogical science in the recent decades. The findings of our research indicate that there is dissatisfaction with the relationship between modern pedagogical theory and practice, accompanied by the need for its reconceptualization. 

scholarly journals ITE Reform at the University of Glasgow: Principles, Research-basis and Implications

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 257-280
Author(s):  
Beth Dickson
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Identity ◽  
Teacher Educator ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
New School ◽  
Time Space ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The University

The Faculty of Education at the University of Glasgow's reform of initial teacher education was undertaken on the basis of current research within a mature educational infrastructure. Within the university research knowledge was utilized in two ways: research on teacher education indicated that enquiry could become a key aspect of teacher identity; and it indicated the need for a curriculum for pre-service teachers in schools. Thus enquiry learning was embedded in schools and the new school-based curriculum had three elements: seminars; peer learning through learning rounds; joint-assessed visits. These innovations were positively reinforced by Teaching Scotland's Future (Donaldson, 2011). This series of reforms has implications for Wales and can be usefully analysed against the binary thinking which dominates discourses in teacher education; and Williams's thought on the vulnerability of emergent culture. Four binaries are identified and re-conceptualised: binaries of time, space, content and persons. The binary of time (initial and continuing teacher education is conceptualised a career-long process; the binary of space (school and university) is recast as a third space; the binary of content (theory and practice) is recast as different forms of knowledge permeating space and time; and the binary of persons is recast as a (university-based teacher educator and pre-service teacher) is recast as a triad which sets all three in dialogue. Implications include the deeper consideration of career-long teacher learning; and the role of the teacher educator. This emergent practice may be vulnerable to dominant practice.

scholarly journals Entre dois regimes jurídicos, o que mudou no currículo da formação inicial de professores em Portugal?

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Teresa Teixeira Lopo
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Professional Qualification ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Bologna Process ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
And Training

This paper analyzes, in a comprehensive perspective, the changes in the curriculum of the initial teacher education for the 1st cycle of basic education, grade level that in Portugal covers the first four years of compulsory education, between two legal regimes of professional qualification for teaching: the first, established in 2007 and due to the legislative reform required by the Bologna Process, the second, set up in 2014 and involving new changes, from the academic year 2015/2016, in the duration of the cycles of study, in its curricular organisation and training components. The results of our analysis suggest that the changes introduced in 2014 stem from a narrow reading, either of the results of the national research on initial teacher education, either of the recommendations from the studies and the international reports on comparative analysis that are invoked in this legal text to justify, precisely, such amendments.

ORGANIZATION OF INTERUNIVERSITY COOPERATION AS ONE OF THE STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF UNIVERSITY

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-60
Author(s):  
SVETLANA KOBACHEVSKAYA
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
State Pedagogical ◽  
Current Article ◽  
International Activities ◽  
The University ◽  
The Bologna Process

In the current article, the viewpoints of the Belarusian and foreign scientists and experts on the organization of international cooperation in Higher Education Institutions within the Bologna process are analyzed, the directions of organization of interuniversity cooperation of the university are considered, the experience of Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank in this direction and the objectives of interuniversity development are defined.

Developing Education and Business Links

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-181
Author(s):  
Ian Abbott ◽  
Caron Coldicott ◽  
Moss Foley ◽  
Prue Huddleston ◽  
Peter Stagg
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Business Studies ◽  
British Industry ◽  
Development Of Competencies ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Graduate Certificate ◽  
The University ◽  
Theoretical Issues

The Economics and Business Studies Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) at the University of Warwick has been at the forefront of developing links between initial teacher education and business. The latest stage in this process occurred in January 1996 when 22 PGCE students undertook a three-day residential course established in a partnership between the University of Warwick, Understanding British Industry (UBI) and the UK Post Office. This course was the first of its kind in the UK to be sponsored by an individual company and has been designed to provide a model which can be used in all areas of initial teacher education links between business and initial teacher education. The authors address practical and theoretical issues relating to the development of links between business and initial teacher education. The broader theoretical issues considered include the significance of this type of activity in relation to the changes taking place in initial teacher education in England and Wales, such as the development of competencies, the role of continuing professional development and the appropriateness of the model. The authors also address the practical implications of working with business, and the development of a residential programme in a crowded timetable, and assess some of the curriculum materials produced by students.

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